What are some opposite words for regular?

Antonyms for regular
ˈrɛg yə lərreg·u·lar

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term regular.

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  1. regularadjective

    Antonyms:
    irregular

    Synonyms:
    uniform

  2. regularadjective

    Antonyms:
    strong, irregular

    Synonyms:
    weak

  3. regularadjective

    Synonyms:
    steady

  4. regularadjective

    Antonyms:
    irregular

  5. regularadjective

    Antonyms:
    goofy

  6. regularadjective

    Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.

    Synonyms:
    normal

    Antonyms:
    irregular

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. regular

    Continuous describes that which is absolutely without pause or break; continual, that which often intermits, but as regularly begins again. A continuous beach is exposed to the continual beating of the waves. A similar distinction is made between incessant and ceaseless. The incessant discharge of firearms makes the ceaseless roar of battle. Constant is sometimes used in the sense of continual; but its chief uses are mental and moral.

    Synonyms:
    ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, invariable, perpetual, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting, unvarying

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 2 votes

  1. regular, habitue, fixturenoun

    a regular patron

    "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"

    Antonyms:
    occasional, unnatural, parttime, part-time, abnormal, infrequent, unscheduled, unlawful, strong, unusual, asymmetric, irregular, randomised, casual, unconventional, nonstandard, asymmetrical, crooked, atypical, improper, randomized, unsteady, untypical

    Synonyms:
    repair, fixity, fastness, fixture, mending, fixing, mend, fixedness, secureness, reparation, habitue, fix

  2. regularnoun

    a soldier in the regular army

    Antonyms:
    part-time, randomised, asymmetrical, casual, untypical, unusual, abnormal, unlawful, unnatural, crooked, unsteady, atypical, irregular, asymmetric, strong, infrequent, unscheduled, improper, parttime, nonstandard, randomized, occasional, unconventional

    Synonyms:
    habitue, fixture

  3. regularnoun

    a dependable follower (especially in party politics)

    "he is one of the party regulars"

    Antonyms:
    occasional, unusual, unconventional, unscheduled, unsteady, untypical, unnatural, atypical, asymmetric, casual, strong, randomised, abnormal, asymmetrical, irregular, crooked, randomized, improper, nonstandard, unlawful, part-time, infrequent, parttime

    Synonyms:
    habitue, fixture

  4. regularadjective

    a garment size for persons of average height and weight

    Antonyms:
    atypical, asymmetrical, asymmetric, unnatural, randomised, casual, randomized, occasional, irregular, untypical, unusual, infrequent, unlawful, unsteady, nonstandard, improper, crooked, part-time, strong, abnormal, unscheduled, unconventional, parttime

    Synonyms:
    habitue, fixture

  5. regularadjective

    in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

    "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"

    Antonyms:
    untypical, unscheduled, strong, asymmetric, abnormal, unlawful, unnatural, unusual, irregular, part-time, crooked, infrequent, improper, randomised, randomized, parttime, occasional, asymmetrical, unconventional, atypical, nonstandard, casual, unsteady

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  6. regular(a), veritable(a)adjective

    often used as intensifiers

    "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

    Antonyms:
    randomised, casual, infrequent, part-time, asymmetrical, unlawful, untypical, irregular, unnatural, strong, occasional, unusual, atypical, unconventional, unsteady, asymmetric, improper, crooked, unscheduled, abnormal, nonstandard, parttime, randomized

  7. regularadjective

    conforming to a standard or pattern

    "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"

    Antonyms:
    atypical, unusual, unsteady, irregular, untypical, randomized, asymmetrical, randomised, unscheduled, occasional, infrequent, asymmetric, casual, crooked, strong, improper, unconventional, unlawful, unnatural, abnormal, parttime, part-time, nonstandard

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  8. regularadjective

    regularly scheduled for fixed times

    "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"

    Antonyms:
    parttime, crooked, asymmetrical, irregular, strong, casual, abnormal, infrequent, atypical, unlawful, unsteady, randomised, occasional, unscheduled, unconventional, improper, nonstandard, unnatural, randomized, asymmetric, untypical, part-time, unusual

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  9. regularadjective

    in accord with regular practice or procedure

    "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"

    Antonyms:
    unsteady, occasional, unusual, nonstandard, improper, unconventional, asymmetrical, irregular, part-time, unlawful, randomised, infrequent, parttime, untypical, unnatural, strong, unscheduled, abnormal, atypical, asymmetric, casual, crooked, randomized

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  10. even, regularadjective

    occurring at fixed intervals

    "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"

    Antonyms:
    unnatural, strong, asymmetric, parttime, improper, asymmetrical, irregular, casual, unsteady, unscheduled, randomised, unlawful, crooked, nonstandard, infrequent, untypical, unconventional, unusual, part-time, atypical, randomized, occasional, abnormal

    Synonyms:
    level(p), unconstipated, steady, fifty-fifty, veritable(a), tied(p), regular(a), even

  11. regular, steadyadjective

    relating to a person who does something regularly

    "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"

    Antonyms:
    improper, unscheduled, unnatural, casual, atypical, untypical, parttime, asymmetrical, randomized, strong, crooked, occasional, infrequent, irregular, unconventional, unusual, randomised, abnormal, asymmetric, unsteady, part-time, nonstandard, unlawful

    Synonyms:
    unbendable, regular(a), steadfast, stiff, unconstipated, steady, unshakable, veritable(a), unfaltering, unwavering, unfluctuating, firm, even

  12. regularadjective

    (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces

    "the regular army"

    Antonyms:
    irregular, infrequent, occasional, part-time, improper, unscheduled, randomized, unusual, unconventional, nonstandard, strong, crooked, randomised, asymmetric, unlawful, casual, unnatural, asymmetrical, atypical, parttime, abnormal, unsteady, untypical

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  13. regularadjective

    (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula

    Antonyms:
    randomized, nonstandard, parttime, irregular, untypical, unnatural, unsteady, casual, atypical, crooked, unconventional, asymmetric, occasional, part-time, strong, abnormal, unusual, asymmetrical, improper, randomised, unlawful, infrequent, unscheduled

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  14. unconstipated, regularadjective

    not constipated

    Antonyms:
    crooked, infrequent, asymmetric, unusual, strong, untypical, nonstandard, abnormal, occasional, unsteady, randomized, unscheduled, atypical, unconventional, asymmetrical, improper, irregular, randomised, casual, parttime, part-time, unnatural, unlawful

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  15. even, regularadjective

    symmetrically arranged

    "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"

    Antonyms:
    randomised, irregular, part-time, unconventional, unnatural, unscheduled, unlawful, asymmetrical, unsteady, atypical, infrequent, abnormal, randomized, improper, nonstandard, unusual, occasional, crooked, parttime, casual, strong, asymmetric, untypical

    Synonyms:
    level(p), unconstipated, steady, fifty-fifty, veritable(a), tied(p), regular(a), even

  16. regularadjective

    not deviating from what is normal

    "her regular bedtime"

    Antonyms:
    part-time, abnormal, irregular, unnatural, unusual, unlawful, atypical, improper, occasional, infrequent, casual, randomised, asymmetrical, unconventional, unsteady, unscheduled, untypical, parttime, nonstandard, randomized, asymmetric, strong, crooked

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

  17. regularadjective

    officially full-time

    "regular students"

    Antonyms:
    untypical, occasional, unnatural, infrequent, irregular, part-time, unusual, nonstandard, asymmetrical, unlawful, unconventional, unsteady, abnormal, parttime, randomised, randomized, strong, atypical, improper, asymmetric, unscheduled, casual, crooked

    Synonyms:
    even, regular(a), unconstipated, veritable(a), steady

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. regularadjective

    Synonyms:
    formal, normal, conventional, systematic, steady, uniform, methodical, constant, unmitigated, thorough, out-and-out

How to use regular in a sentence?

  1. Chuck Schumer:

    We're happy to debate this wall in regular order down the road once he has a plan.

  2. Christine Fong:

    Street hawkers, taxi drivers or teachers — they all relied on the dividend to pay for their regular expenses, like mortgage, insurance payments, school fees, that’s why, three years ago, what HSBC did upset those small minority shareholders.

  3. Greg Sullivan:

    It’s so much more expensive than regular onshore turbines. It’s far more expensive than regular electricity.

  4. Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy:

    These families had been shifted here 30 years ago from Kalpakkam after the government decided to build a nuclear plant there. Now they are losing their homes again because of erosion. Internal displacement is becoming a regular phenomenon.

  5. Ned Harvey:

    United States's dirt-cheap to produce regular natural gas, united States's pretty difficult to compete with gas coming out of the Permian Basin.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1299regular
#1340strong
#2319variable
#2682rare
#4833casual
#5261unusual
#6385exceptional
#8529occasional
#11656abnormal
#11666uncertain
#12565unlawful
#13530improper
#13587irregular
#14390randomized
#19040crooked
#20515asymmetric
#22085eccentric
#23798goofy
#27020unconventional
#27071unnatural
#27246atypical
#31949erratic
#32135infrequent
#33974asymmetrical
#34500disordered
#34532randomised
#40693unscheduled
#45715capricious
#49479unsteady
#50268nonstandard
#111910parttime
#119226fitful
#206716untypical
#257097unsymmetrical

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